Hose-coupling.



B. MORGAN. HOSE GOUPLING. APPLIUMIONv FILED'y APB. a, 1910.

'Patented Dec. 13

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BERNARD MORGAN, 0F NEWPORT; RHODE ISLAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled April 8, i910. Serial No. 554,095.

Patented Dee. 13, 191e.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known thaty I, BERNARD MoRGAN, a

subject ot' the King of Great Britain, 'and a resident. of Newport', in the county of Newport and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and Improved Hose-Coupling,` of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. The invention relates to hose couplings, such as shown and described in the Letters latent ol' the United States, No. 909,200, granted to me on January 12, 1909.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved hose coupling, which is simple and durable in construction, readiluw7 adjustable for hose of different sizes, and varranged to permit convenient placing ot' the coupling in position and to securel)7 fasten the parts, such as a hose and pipe, 'together. l? or the, purpose mentioned, use is made of a shoe adapted to be seated on a base and having a slotted cross bar and a clamping band encircling the hose, and having a `slotted hook engaging the said cross bar. the slots in the said cross bar and the said hook beingl in register, and a tightening device having members, of which one en gages t-he free end ot' the said clamping band and extends in the said registering slots and the other member operates on the said irst-namt-nl member and engages the said hook.

practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a plan view of the improvement as applied: Fig. 2 is a cross seetiolrof the lsame on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the clamping band and shoe; and Fig. 4. is a perspective view of the shoe.

'lhe shoe A ot'the hose coupling is preferablyY made ot' lsheet metal,.and is formed of two cheek pieces-A', connected with each otheiat one end b v a cross bar A2. provided with a slot A extendingr downward from the top of the' cross bar. as plainly indicated in l `igs. 2. $2 and l. The cross bar A of the shoe is adapted to be engaged b v a hoolc B.

.formedon one end ot' a clamping band B.

and the said bool-x B is provided with a slot l''. regirfering with the slot A, the slot B21' 1the Ishoe A are rounded being 'torna-d by providing the blank, from which the band B is made, lslot near one. end of the band B and then bending back the end to form the hook and provide the slot registering with the slot A of the cross bar A2, 'The free end B2 of the' clamping band B is provided with a series of spaced apertures B", one of which is adapted to be engaged at a time by the headed end Cv of a bolt extending through the registeringslots A3, I 2, as plainly shown in Fig. 2. A mit C2 screwing on the outer end of the bolt: C

B encireles the hose D and the nnt-C2 is screwed n i, then the clamping band B is drawn tig tlv around the hose D, so as to securely couple the same to a pipe E extending within the hose D.

In practice, I prefer to make the nut C2 in theform of a wing nut` which can be conveniently turned by the operator, and when the nut CL is unsere-.wed from the bolt C, the latter can be p;aced in any one of the apertures B3. to permit of fastening the clamp ing band B on a hose ot' anr desired size.

` The bottom edges of the cheek pieces A of ott', so as to Atit the exterior surface of the hose I), thus insuring firm seating of the shoe A on the said'hose When using the clamp for fastening thehose in position on the pipe E,

It is understood that when the several parts are assembled, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, and the nut C2 is screwed n J, then the band B if: drawn tightl)r around t e hose D, to securely fasten the same in. position on the pipe F. After the tightening.r is completed the terminal of the band B can be bent over, as indicated in F ig. 2,- so that it does not projectnnduly beyond the hose.

Having thus described my invention. I claim as-new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A hose coupling, comprising a shoe adapted to be seated on the hose and having,

a slotted cross bar` a clamping band` for encircling the hose and having a slotted hook engaging the said cross bar. the Idots in the saidcross bar and the said hook being in register`- and a tightei'iing device having members, of which one engagesI the free. enl

.of the said clamping band and extends in the said registeringslots. and the other inemher operatesI on the lsaid til'st-named member and engages the stud hook.

with an elongated abats against the outer end lof the hook B', and when the elamplng band llt) 2. A hose coupling, comprising a shoe adapted to be seated on the hose and having a slotted cross bar, a clamping band for encircling the hose and having :L slotted hook engaging the said cross bar, the slots in the said cross bar and the said hook being in iegister, and a bolt held on the free end of the said clamping band and extending in the said 'registering slots, the nutJ of the bolt abutting against the outer end of the said 10 hook.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BERNARD MORGAN. l Witnesses:

A.. OD. TAYLOR, Jr., A. OD. TAYLOR. 

